Afro-Asian

• - Western influence succeeded in going to different places.

• - Freeing people, letting them know that we are all equal. Respecting human rights.
• - Fr. Dela Costa said that there is a kind of innate feeling of unity among people. Natural
cohesion due to territory where they lived, culture they share, language they are speaking.
Through the influence of Western ideas, they can show nationalism as they face challenges.
• - India: Try to make a balance between the challenge of population explosion against
available resources. Challenged on how she will be able to feed so many people within the
country.
• - Burma: Airing ethnic minorities, unstoppable fighting, radical response to each other as
enemies.
• - Africa: Challenge them how to overcome artificial barriers created in their place. African
started to fight to protect the path created by the British for a successful diamond trading. While
others are attacking and others are protecting. Division of people, created by barriers.
• - Malaysia: Duality of society. Culture and religion.
• - Philippines: Split cultural personality, heart is controlled by Spain. Mind is controlled by
America due to the education system. Nationalism was challenged by an obvious situation.